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re: Ted Turner has passed
Posted on 5/6/26 at 11:38 am to SouthEasternKaiju
Posted on 5/6/26 at 11:38 am to SouthEasternKaiju
The dude was a nut, but he did give the Braves a good run and bankrolled "Gettysburg" which is one of my GOAT war movies.
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Posted on 5/6/26 at 11:40 am to Henry Jones Jr
One of the worst things to ever happen to our society is 24/7 news stations
True but if he wouldn’t have done it, you can bet your arse someone else would have.
True but if he wouldn’t have done it, you can bet your arse someone else would have.
Posted on 5/6/26 at 11:46 am to SouthEasternKaiju
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Bill now runs & owns the Springs Cinema & Taphouse theatre. Neat place. He’s usually there handing out popcorn buckets.
I was in love with the Ravishing Darlah from the planet Tapunga, 'Where men are men and women are women. And never the twain shall meet.'
Posted on 5/6/26 at 11:47 am to theballguy
I was glued to the TV during the 1st Gulf War in 1991. CNN had Peter Arnett, Bernard Shaw and John Holiman inside Baghdad when the bombing started.
Posted on 5/6/26 at 11:50 am to SouthEasternKaiju
Posted on 5/6/26 at 11:57 am to Tigergreg
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I was glued to the TV during the 1st Gulf War in 1991. CNN had Peter Arnett, Bernard Shaw and John Holiman inside Baghdad when the bombing started
So was I. I was in the sixth grade then and loved anything and everything military so following Desert Shield/Storm was manna from heaven for me.
Among those journalists you named, you forgot the incomparable Charles Jaco.
Posted on 5/6/26 at 12:00 pm to Henry Jones Jr
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One of the worst things to ever happen to our society is 24/7 news stations
I think they should be done away with. Way too much incentive for the news networks to make shite up for ratings when they're on 24/7. Go back to morning and evening news only.
Posted on 5/6/26 at 12:03 pm to SouthEasternKaiju
RIP Ted.
Thanks for bringing the Braves to the ATL.
Thanks for bringing the Braves to the ATL.
Posted on 5/6/26 at 12:03 pm to AlterEd
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Ted Turner, one of the Greats of All Time, just died. He founded CNN, sold it, and was personally devastated by the Deal because the new ownership took CNN, his “baby,” and destroyed it. It became woke, and everything that he is not all about. Maybe the new buyers, wonderful people, will be able to bring it back to its former credibility and glory. Regardless, however, one of the Greats of Broadcast History, and a friend of mine. Whenever I needed him, he was there, always willing to fight for a good cause! President DONALD J. TRUMP
This post was edited on 5/6/26 at 12:04 pm
Posted on 5/6/26 at 12:04 pm to Ailsa
Captain Outrageous…
Posted on 5/6/26 at 12:24 pm to SouthEasternKaiju
I've got a story about Ted Turner worth sharing.
My first wife and I were living on the Isle of Palms in the late 80s and through most of the 90s. My nephew was graduating from The Citadel along with one of three of Turner's Sons, who also graduated from there. (Nancy Mace was a classmate at the time and very high profile as the first female cadet, etc.)
Turner was invited as the keynote speaker of the graduation ... under one condition. His relatively new wife, Jane Fonda, was forbidden from attending ... forbidden from even being on campus. Hanoi Jane was despised at The Citadel.
Turner spoke anyway. It was a great speach.
Afterwards, at a party we attended, he was there and he noticed a unit pin I had on my lapel from one of my former regiments, and he asked if I knew a guy who served in the same regiment ... and I did. He was my best man in my first marriage.
I'm telling you, say what you will about the guy, I was not a fan of his politics, but he sent three Sons to The Citadel, he was not a bad guy and he is absolutely one of the most personable guys, of his stature, that I have ever had a conversation with. Totally unassuming. Very approachable. An outdoorsman. Loved football and baseball. Was generous to a fault. Got behind The Buoniconti Foundation to Cure Paralysis after Nick was paralyzed playing ball at The Citadel ... gave millions.
He married a crazy woman, his politics were wackadoodle at times, but he loved this country and he shouldn't be confused with the left wing wackos of today. Where Turner had a problem was not thinking before speaking at times ... he had no filter. He had to immediately apologize more than once. But he wasn't afraid to apologize and he was sincere ... he was emotional and opinionated.
He wasn't a fan of the Jewish controlled media ... he battled with them and that got him labeled as antisemitic at times.
He divorced Fonda after she refused to tone down her rhetoric and her vagina dried up.
He donated a lot of money to some really good causes ... especially for veterans.
He wasn't perfect by a long shot ... even crazy at times. But he was one of a kind. He was Captain Courageous and he lived a helluva life.
Two of his Sons still live here in SC ... they're South Carolinians and they are good citizens.
My first wife and I were living on the Isle of Palms in the late 80s and through most of the 90s. My nephew was graduating from The Citadel along with one of three of Turner's Sons, who also graduated from there. (Nancy Mace was a classmate at the time and very high profile as the first female cadet, etc.)
Turner was invited as the keynote speaker of the graduation ... under one condition. His relatively new wife, Jane Fonda, was forbidden from attending ... forbidden from even being on campus. Hanoi Jane was despised at The Citadel.
Turner spoke anyway. It was a great speach.
Afterwards, at a party we attended, he was there and he noticed a unit pin I had on my lapel from one of my former regiments, and he asked if I knew a guy who served in the same regiment ... and I did. He was my best man in my first marriage.
I'm telling you, say what you will about the guy, I was not a fan of his politics, but he sent three Sons to The Citadel, he was not a bad guy and he is absolutely one of the most personable guys, of his stature, that I have ever had a conversation with. Totally unassuming. Very approachable. An outdoorsman. Loved football and baseball. Was generous to a fault. Got behind The Buoniconti Foundation to Cure Paralysis after Nick was paralyzed playing ball at The Citadel ... gave millions.
He married a crazy woman, his politics were wackadoodle at times, but he loved this country and he shouldn't be confused with the left wing wackos of today. Where Turner had a problem was not thinking before speaking at times ... he had no filter. He had to immediately apologize more than once. But he wasn't afraid to apologize and he was sincere ... he was emotional and opinionated.
He wasn't a fan of the Jewish controlled media ... he battled with them and that got him labeled as antisemitic at times.
He divorced Fonda after she refused to tone down her rhetoric and her vagina dried up.
He donated a lot of money to some really good causes ... especially for veterans.
He wasn't perfect by a long shot ... even crazy at times. But he was one of a kind. He was Captain Courageous and he lived a helluva life.
Two of his Sons still live here in SC ... they're South Carolinians and they are good citizens.
This post was edited on 5/6/26 at 2:11 pm
Posted on 5/6/26 at 12:28 pm to SouthEasternKaiju
He was a globalist, who donated millions to the UN...
This post was edited on 5/6/26 at 12:29 pm
Posted on 5/6/26 at 12:42 pm to Hangover Haven
ted was a great sailor.i don't think i had even heard of the america's cup until we lost it to australia in 1983. ted's network did give a lot of coverage to the sport of sailing.
Posted on 5/6/26 at 12:54 pm to Zach
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No, he was dead center
Mr dead center donated a billion with a B to the UN before his marriage to Fonda.
Posted on 5/6/26 at 1:05 pm to Rebel
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Mr dead center donated a billion with a B to the UN before his marriage to Fonda.
Uh, he made the donation after he married Jane Fonda. Thanks for proving my point.
Posted on 5/6/26 at 1:20 pm to SouthEasternKaiju
Don’t forget his impact on conservation especially out west.
The man owns over 2 million acres across 11 states and ranches around 50k bison. The total NA population is thought to be about 500,000 so he personally owns 10% of America’s national mammal.
His properties are some of the last truly wild privately owned properties in the country.
He’s been a big part in helping rewild America
The man owns over 2 million acres across 11 states and ranches around 50k bison. The total NA population is thought to be about 500,000 so he personally owns 10% of America’s national mammal.
His properties are some of the last truly wild privately owned properties in the country.
He’s been a big part in helping rewild America
Posted on 5/6/26 at 1:47 pm to scrooster
ATL owes him more than most know for putting it on the map.
TBS
CNN (when it was about journalism)
The Braves…
TBS
CNN (when it was about journalism)
The Braves…
Posted on 5/6/26 at 1:50 pm to Zach
quote:Ted was always a non-conservative - from the time he left Brown U before graduating - to his long relationship with Lou Dobbs and CNN's origins - Turner more of an Old South Blue Dog Dem - Crazy Jane tried to bend him into the progressive later in life -
Yep, and she turned him into a lefty.
Ted owned a large plantation in Colleton County along the ACE Basin from 1978-2014 - 'Hope Plantation' - not quite the size of his Florida estate but a very similar Antebellum history - damn yanks burned it in 1865 was rebuilt 7 years later -
this is the Ted that was the best Ted - the one that hunted dove and turkey for food and wore a feathered headdress -
This post was edited on 5/6/26 at 1:56 pm
Posted on 5/6/26 at 3:48 pm to 1801
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Ted was always a non-conservative
What? No he wasn't
He detested the MSM especially CBS and Dan Rather and tried to buy the network. He routinely aired people like Lyndon Larouche and the John Birch society in the late 70's early 80's. and once described himself as "to the right of Attila The Hun" in the same time period.
He obviously changed his politics as his empire grew and obviously went off the rails when he partnered with Jane Fonda.
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